Science Friction

1959 | 10 minutes | 5.5 ★ (16)

Science Friction
  • Overview

    This film uses stop motion animation of still photographs to convey images of politics and science in the nuclear era. The advancement of science allows man to do things he never would have been able to do without, for good or bad. Politicians are either behind the scenes manipulating those scientists or are using that science for their own goals, primarily in the space race. Everyday items and people are projected upwards - many in the form of rockets - followed by iconic structures, such as the Empire State Building, the US Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Eiffel Tower and the Kremlin, being rocketed skyward as visual representations of that race into space.

  • Release Date

    31 December 1959

  • DirectingStan VanDerBeek
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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